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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1906
Page
6
A dealer promises absolute purity and high quality in all stock, noting whisky’s medicinal value varies with grade. He guarantees purity, urges customers to order with assurance, and offers quick delivery by telephone 325, with emphasis on family orders.
A large New York audience welcomed William Jennings Bryan to Madison Square Garden where he spoke for an hour and twenty minutes. He urged government ownership of trunk railroads, enforcement of the Sherman act, tariff revision, and arbitration for international disputes, praising Roosevelt’s reforms while criticizing Republican inaction.
Complete returns from Tuesday's democratic primary show Martin Ansel and Richard Manning will contest the governor's race. Lyon and Rugedale win the attorney general contest while Jones is reelected comptroller general. McLeod, Jennings, Boyd, and Martin win offices. assembly remains unsure on the dispensary issue.
The board, including Chairman Terry and Mayor Pro Tom Harwell, sat as Officer Jones faced accusations of whisky theft and drug store breakage. Witnesses Shaw and Gresham testified about missing bottles found near a saloon and a half pound of butter taken from a Central avenue fish market. Jones denied the charges and blamed Shaw. The board did not convict Jones, noted possible further inquiry, and announced two new hires, with a list of twelve other candidates to be considered at the next meeting.
Across the world and in America, the speaker asserts that America has chosen a leader of ideal democracy. The piece argues that democracy must abolish special privilege to survive, as nations watch the United States confront social privilege and seek Jeffersonian inspiration and Lincoln leadership.
The Georgia Anti Saloon League urges the public to help curb habitual drinkers by naming intoxicated individuals to stop liquor sales. Superintendent J Solomon announces appeal to relatives neighbors and friends to compile lists of drunkards to aid enforcement and protect families. Authorities warn dealers they must comply with laws regulating sales to intoxicated persons and vagrants.
August 30. Outside Madison Square Garden there were several meetings. A garden address by Mr Sulzer of New York Governor Glenn of North Carolina and Mayor Dehlman of Omaha opened the program. After Mr Bryan concluded he received an ovation outside. He left in an automobile with Mrs Bryan for his hotel where he was greeted by William Randolph Hearst. They talked briefly and Bryan retired to his apartments shortly before two o'clock.
The Clayton County superior court heard a murder trial where Dorsey Milner was accused of killing WMormey after an argument over Milner's attentions to Dorsey's 14 year old daughter. Eye witness D B Reeves testified that Milner fired four times after separating a brawl, one shot hitting Mormey. The defense claimed self defense as lawyers on both sides presented a strong argument.
J T Sandrage of San Antonio Texas drank a vial of carbolic acid after a druggist tried to intervene. The incident occurred in a local Fort Worth drug store on August 30 and the man died within ten minutes. A. D Abshear, the druggist, attempted to restrain him but failed. The body showed signs of a brother living in St Louis. Judge Parker noted.
St. Paul August 30 sentiment tonight points to the election of Alten B. Parker as president of the American Bar Association. Two other candidates remain, but Parker is seen as most favored. The election is held tomorrow.
In St Paul on August 30 Thomas J Kernan of Louisiana defined The Unwritten Law or Lawless Rights and Lawful Wrongs in a keynote address. He argued a jurisprudence of lawlessness exists outside statutes and courts, with ten proposed cardinal laws including death for rape and adultery, and jury driven justice. He warned such lawlessness challenges American lawyers and requires a legal remedy.
The event featured Missouri Governor Folk among notable speakers who lauded William Jennings Bryan and urged reforms. Folk described a new political era, calls for equal rights, and a crackdown on corruption, urging caution against radicalism while pursuing progress. Nearby, Jim Moser, a negro, was arrested in Greenstore, N C, for the Lynchburg murder of Brakeman Moony, with another suspect at large.
Postmaster General Cortelyou met with President Roosevelt near Laramore road. He arrived from Huntington Lodge in an automobile. Officials said the visit related to appointments of postmasters and that decisions would be announced later.
The passage argues that justice must be effective to prevent crime from becoming a crime itself. It warns that if punishment loses legitimacy, organized government and civilization crumble. It urges conservatives of order to consider the issue seriously and carefully.
Advertisement from Dr Hathaway & Cane in Inman Building Atlanta Georgia offering free consultation and examination for digestive ailments. Claims over 20 years experience and home treatment options. Provides address 2248 Broad St. and hours 9 am to 6 pm Sundays closed.
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